European Community

Leaders of the European Union met in Rome on Saturday to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the bloc`s founding treaty and demonstrate that the EU can survive the impending departure of major power Britain.

Serbia`s interior minister said on Thursday that Albania was "not mature enough" to join the European community, stepping up a war of words over a drone stunt that forced a soccer match between the Balkan nations.

India will continue to be a focus of the European Community's humanitarian assistance in 2013, but five major global hotspots of crises, including Pakistan, will receive the largest chunk of over 661 million euros aid earmarked for this year, the European Commission has said.